Teachers made between $51,200 and $60,600 per year in 2025, depending on the role. These figures represent the annual median wage for Kansas pre-K–12 teachers. Preschool teachers tend to be at the lower end of the range, while middle school teachers tend to be at the higher end, based on Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates. The median wage is the midpoint — half of teachers in each role earn more, and half earn less.
For comparison, in Kansas, the median wage across all occupations was $48,000 in 2025 — about 6% lower than the median preschool teacher wage.
$51.2K
median annual wage for preschool teachers in Kansas (2025)
$60.6K
median annual wage for middle school teachers in Kansas (2025)
Among teachers working in elementary, middle, and high schools, annual pay varied by the grade level taught. In Kansas in 2025, preschool teachers earned the least, earning around $51,200 annually. Middle school teachers made the most at around $60,580 per year. In other words, middle school teachers earned about 18% more than preschool teachers.
Middle school teachers earn $60,600 annually, more than any other KS teachers
Median annual salary of elementary and secondary school teachers, excluding teachers of students with disabilities and technical teachers (KS, 2025)
Do Kansas teachers make more or less than the US average?
Teacher salaries vary nationwide. In 2025, Kansas teachers earned less than the national median for every grade level reported. The largest percentage difference was among high school teachers, who earned 17% less than the national median. Preschool teachers — typically the lowest-paid group — earned about 6% less than their counterparts nationwide.
Kansas teachers earn less than the national average at every level.
Median annual salary of elementary and secondary school teachers, excluding teachers of students with disabilities and technical teachers (KS, 2025)
How much do special education teachers make in Kansas? What about technical education teachers?
Pay also varies by specialization. Teachers of students with disabilities (collected in the data as “special education”), earn about the more than general education teachers at 4 of 5 levels in Kansas. In 2025, the median wages for teachers of students with disabilities ranged from 1% lower to 16% higher than those of other teachers at the same grade level.
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The largest difference for teachers of students with disabilities was at the preschool level, where they earned $59,200 per year compared to $51,200 for other preschool teachers, a 16% difference.
Some schools, primarily middle and high schools, also employ technical teachers. These teachers provide vocational and technical training in fields such as automotive repair, culinary arts, cosmetology, and information technology, to help students develop career skills. In Kansas, their median wages were $58,600 at the middle school level and $58,300 at the high school level in 2025, 3% lower and 3% lower, respectively, than those of general education teachers at the same levels.
In Kansas, teachers of students with disabilities earned more than other teachers at several grade levels.
Median annual salary of elementary and secondary school teachers (KS, 2025)
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